Network Command Translation for Unified Multi-Device Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing network management systems struggle to integrate and manage diverse service-providing devices from different manufacturers or with different functions due to incompatible control commands.
Innovation Solution
A network management device and method that converts common control commands into dedicated commands compatible with specific service-providing devices, utilizing a command management unit to relay and authenticate communications between user terminals and devices, and leveraging cloud services for command updates and integration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If different service-providing devices operate with different commands, then each device can be controlled according to its specific requirements, but it becomes difficult to integrate and manage multiple devices uniformly
Solution Approach 1:
The network management device serves as an intermediary between user terminals and service-providing devices. It receives common commands from user terminals, converts them into device-specific dedicated commands, and transmits them to the appropriate service-providing devices. This mediator approach enables uniform management interfaces while supporting diverse device command structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The network management device provides universal command conversion capabilities that work across multiple different service-providing devices. By maintaining command mapping relationships for various device types, a single management interface can control diverse devices through the conversion of common commands into device-specific commands.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a network management device converts common commands into dedicated commands for each service-providing device, then integrated management of diverse devices is enabled, but the command management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The network management device pre-establishes command mapping relationships between common commands and device-specific dedicated commands. By preparing these mappings in advance, the device can perform straightforward lookups and conversions during operation, reducing real-time conversion complexity while maintaining integrated management capabilities.
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AI summary
The present disclosure relates to a network management device (300) and method, and to a network management device (300) and method for relaying control commands between a service-providing device (100) and a user terminal (200) in a network. A network management device (300) according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a first communication unit (361) configured to receive a control command requested to be transmitted to a destination device among a plurality of service-providing devices (100) in a network; a command management unit (340) configured to convert the control command into a dedicated command for the destination device if the control command is a common command for at least some of the plurality of service-providing devices (100); and a second communication unit (362) configured to transmit the dedicated command to the destination device.